St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22


Town clerks Office OF each town where said per-
son resides, and the county auditor shall keen q
correct schedule of the same, giving number and
name VI each applicant and date of contract the
cost or each Kind of seed grain, and the total
sum due the state; also a description of the land
occupied by each OF such applicants, in a book to
pc useu Tor that purpose and no other. said book
10 DE open TO public inspection, and y true COPY
OF said schedule shall be made and signed by the
chairman OF the board of county commissioners
and certihed to by the county auditor and for
warded to the governor. Provided, That after
all applicants for seed grain are supplied, should
there be surplus, the same shall be sold by di-
and the sum received therefor shall be paid over
to the county treasurer, who shall give his re-
e ,n and said sum shall by him be paid over to
amount 80 received on the county bond OF the
county making such payment
SEC. 10. Upon the fling of said contract as
provided Tor In section nine (9) of this act the
State OF Minnesota shall acquire just and valid
lien upon the crops of grain raised each year by
the person receiving said seed grain, to the
amount of the total sum due the state, as stated
IN said contrac5, as against all creditors, pur-
chasers or mortgages In good faith or other
wise, and the said ding of said contract shall be
held and considered to be full and sufi-
Gent notice to all parties of the exist
ence of said lien, which shall continue
in force until the tax as provided
for in said contract is paid. And any person or
persons who have received such seed grain shall,
as soon as the crop raised from said seed grain
Is harvested and threshed, market a sufficient
amount to satisfy tho claim against said seed
grain then due or about to become due, and de-
post the same with the county treasurer in
money or storage checks, may seem best to
all parties concerned: and when the person or
persons who have rocei we'd said seed grain shall
nave deposited such money or storage check
With the county treasurer, it shall be deemed TO
satisfy said lien for the year for which such pay
menu snail have been made, except 4 sufficient
amount TO seed the same ground for another and
following Year, until the whole amount is fully
paid and satisfied.
SEC. IL. Whenever the tax as provided for in
each contract filed under the provisions OF this
act Is tully paid, h5 county auditor is fully EN-
powered to cancel such contract, and shall write
the word satisfied" with the date, opposite the
name of such person in the book in which said
contracts are entered, and shall deliver up said
contract to The person entitled thereto
SEC. II. Any person or persons who shall
sell, transfer. take or carry away or in any man
thereof. furnished by the state for seed grain
purposes only, or to use the said seed grain for
any oSher purpose than thas of sowing or plant
ing MS ground, or who shall SELL transfer. take
or carry away, in any manner dispose of the
crop, or any part thereof, procured by the SOW
ing or planting of said seed grain, with the in
TENT to defraud the slate, shall be deemed guilty
OF msdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof
before any Justice of the peace, shall pay fine
OF not less than ten dollars $40 nor mo @
than one hundred dollars (p1OO) or be i'm
not less than ninety 900 DAYS, and shall
pay all costs OF prosecution: and whoever under
guilty OF false swearing shall suffer tue pal II 8
and penalties OF perjury
SEC ID It shall be the duty of the super
V1sors, constables and town clerks OF towns, and
the commissioners sheriff and county attorneys
OF the counties embraced herein. having knowl-
edge OF the violation Of theiprovSious of this acU
10 make complaint thereof TO any justice of the
peace OF the proper county, and said justice
shall Issue warrant for the arrest of the OF
fender, and proceed to hear and determine the
matter in issue in the same manner as provided
n no Il
der the provision of this act shall stand COM
m1tted to the county jail until such fine is paid
provided such Imprisonment shall not exceed
ninety 900 days.
SEC. IA. The county auditor shall receive as
compensation for the services imposed upon him
by this aoI two per of the amount received for
taxes for this purpose each year, to be paid out
of the county treasury as the salaries for county
officers are paid.
SEC Is That the county commissioners of
each and every county heretofore named shall
under the provision Of this act receiving aid
from the state for the purpose therein named,
are hereby authorized and uncovered to issue
their bonds TO the ate of Minnetota for the
full amounts of such aid received by their re-
spectlve counties, payable within four az years
from date thereof. Said bon1s shall be signed
by the chairman OF the board of county COM
mlsSloners, and countersigned by the county
auditor and sealed, with his seal, and before re-
ceiving such aid shall deliver sucn boads TO the
state auditor
All payments made by the treasurer Of such
county to the state treasurer as provided here
totore shall be endorsed on such bonds respect
lively at the time of such payment.
SEC 10 That the county auditors of each
county issuing bonds as provided in section ten
Qo) of this act, shall at the time of making the
annual tax levy. levy a tax on all the taxable
property in such county for an amount in addi-
ton to all other state and county taxes ade-
quate TO pay the sum remaining unpaid on said
bonds, said tax to be levied and collected as
other county and state taxes
SEC. IL. The county commissioners shall re-
celVe as compensation tor the services imposed
upon them by this act the sum OF two dollars
go per day for each day necessarily occupied,
not Go exceed five % days in ALL to be paid out
of the general county fund
SEC. Is. THAI the sum of forty thousand
dollars 100000 be and the same is hereby APP
propriated out of any moneys in the state treas
ury, not otherwise appropriated. for the purpose
OF complying with this act.
Sec: 49, This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 5Jh, 1887.